Security forces said on Wednesday they had taken control of Charbagh, as three Taliban were killed, one soldier was martyred and two soldiers injured in an attack on a checkpost north of Matta. "Security forces have successfully secured Charbagh and are consolidating their positions in the area," the Inter-Services Public Relations said in a statement. The forces recovered a large cache of explosive and improvised explosive devices during the search operation, they added. The press release stated that the army was also continuing its relief activities, adding it had, in coordination with the civil administration, distributed 803 tonnes of relief goods among the stranded people of Swat. It said cartons of food had also been dropped from an army helicopter for the stranded people of Kalam and its surrounding areas.